Industrial Hygiene, Safety & Environmental Services in Houston
Helping Houston’s refineries, manufacturers, healthcare systems, and industrial facilities protect workers, stay compliant, and reduce operational risk since 1984.
EHS Consulting & Staffing Services in Houston, Texas
TES has protected people and the environment on the Gulf Coast since 1984. Our staff handle industrial hygiene, environmental solutions, safety services, industrial staffing for petrochemical, refining, manufacturing, and healthcare facilities across the Houston Ship Channel and greater Houston area.
Houston’s petrochemical, refining, and manufacturing facilities carry EHS obligations that run well beyond any single outage. Routine exposure monitoring, RCRA hazardous waste management, safety program audits, and site assessments all have to hold up to regulatory review year-round, not just during a turnaround. Our team can cover that full range directly. Exposure sampling, waste management documentation, and safety oversight all come from the same credentialed team working the Houston market day in and day out.
Comprehensive Services
Industrial Hygiene
Exposure monitoring, sampling strategy development, and risk assessments for noise, heat stress, radiation, and airborne contaminants.
Environmental Solutions
Hazardous waste program compliance, mold inspection and abatement oversight, indoor air quality, and Environmental Site Assessments.
Safety Services
Safety professionals for turnarounds, maintenance outages, capital projects, procedure development, training and program audits.
Industrial Staffing
Embedded certified staff to manage compliance and reduce risk without adding to your headcount, with flexible staffing models.
Houston Environmental & Safety Resources
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Talk directly with a Certified Industrial Hygienist, Certified Safety Professional, or Environmental Consultant about your project. We’ll help determine the right scope before you invest in a solution.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What industries does TES serve in Houston?
TES provides consulting services to organizations across Houston’s diverse industrial economy. Our clients include oil and gas producers, petrochemical facilities, chemical manufacturers, power generation plants, general manufacturing operations, healthcare systems, construction contractors, maritime and port facilities, municipalities, and commercial organizations. Because each industry operates under unique regulatory requirements and workplace hazards, our team tailors every project to the specific operational environment and compliance challenges of each client.
Do you provide industrial hygiene monitoring for refinery turnarounds?
Yes. TES regularly supports refinery turnarounds, maintenance outages, and petrochemical shutdowns throughout the Gulf Coast by providing Industrial Hygiene technicians and Certified Industrial Hygienists (CIHs) to evaluate employee exposures during critical work activities. Our services include personal and area exposure monitoring for hazards such as benzene, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), respirable crystalline silica, welding fumes, heat stress, noise, and other airborne contaminants. We also utilize direct-reading instruments to provide real-time exposure data, helping clients make informed decisions throughout the turnaround while maintaining compliance and protecting worker health.
How quickly can TES mobilize to a project in Houston?
TES supports clients throughout the Houston metropolitan area and the surrounding Gulf Coast region with Industrial Hygiene, Safety, and Environmental consulting services. Depending on the scope of work, project requirements, and personnel availability, our team can often mobilize quickly to support exposure monitoring, regulatory compliance, environmental projects, safety staffing, and emergency response efforts. If your project has specific scheduling requirements, our team will work with you to determine the fastest and most effective response.
Can TES provide on-site safety professionals?
Yes. TES provides experienced safety professionals who can integrate directly into your operations for short-term projects, long-term assignments, capital construction, maintenance outages, and contractor oversight. Our consultants assist with field observations, permit reviews, Job Safety Analysis (JSA) reviews, safety audits, incident investigations, safety meetings, regulatory compliance, and daily coaching. By becoming an extension of your team, we help improve safety performance while reducing the administrative burden placed on your internal personnel.
Does TES perform OSHA exposure monitoring?
Yes. TES performs occupational exposure monitoring using recognized OSHA, NIOSH, AIHA, and industry best practices to evaluate employee exposure to workplace hazards. Our monitoring programs commonly include respirable crystalline silica, benzene, organic vapors, welding fumes, metals, lead, hexavalent chromium, noise, heat stress, and indoor air quality investigations. Every project includes technical interpretation of the monitoring results along with practical recommendations designed to reduce employee exposures and support regulatory compliance.
Can TES help prepare for an OSHA inspection?
Absolutely. Preparing for an OSHA inspection before one occurs is one of the most effective ways to reduce regulatory risk. TES works with organizations to identify compliance gaps through mock OSHA inspections, safety audits, Industrial Hygiene assessments, respiratory protection evaluations, hazard communication reviews, and safety program assessments. After identifying deficiencies, we work alongside your team to develop corrective action plans that strengthen compliance and improve workplace safety before an inspection takes place.
Do you perform hazardous waste compliance inspections?
Yes. TES assists organizations with developing and maintaining hazardous waste management programs that comply with the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Our environmental professionals perform routine inspections of Satellite Accumulation Areas (SAAs) and Central Accumulation Areas (CAAs), assist with waste characterization and profiling, manage hazardous waste manifests, provide employee training, and support the documentation required to maintain regulatory compliance. These services are commonly provided to healthcare systems, manufacturers, industrial facilities, and commercial operations throughout Texas.
Do you provide environmental compliance consulting?
Yes. TES provides comprehensive environmental compliance consulting to help organizations navigate complex federal, state, and local regulations. Our services include hazardous waste management, RCRA compliance, Tier II reporting, Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP), Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) plans, environmental site assessments, environmental audits, and regulatory reporting assistance. We focus on building long-term compliance programs that reduce risk while supporting efficient facility operations.
What is the difference between Industrial Hygiene and Safety consulting?
Although Industrial Hygiene and Safety often work together, they focus on different aspects of workplace risk. Industrial Hygiene is concerned with identifying, evaluating, and controlling chemical, physical, biological, and ergonomic hazards that may affect employee health over time. Safety consulting focuses on preventing injuries by evaluating workplace hazards, developing safety programs, improving work practices, and supporting OSHA compliance. Because many industrial projects involve both health and safety risks, TES provides integrated Industrial Hygiene, Safety, and Environmental consulting through one coordinated team.
Does TES provide Certified Industrial Hygienists (CIHs)?
Yes. TES employs Certified Industrial Hygienists who provide advanced technical expertise for occupational health, exposure assessments, regulatory compliance, and workplace hazard evaluations. Our CIHs assist clients with developing exposure monitoring strategies, interpreting sampling results, evaluating engineering controls, providing expert consultation, and supporting complex regulatory or litigation matters. Their experience helps clients make informed decisions based on sound science and recognized industry practices.
Can TES support capital projects and plant expansions?
Yes. TES frequently supports capital improvement projects from the planning phase through construction and final commissioning. Our consultants provide construction safety oversight, Industrial Hygiene monitoring, contractor safety management, air monitoring, hazard assessments, environmental permitting support, and regulatory compliance services throughout each phase of the project. By integrating with the project team early, we help identify potential risks before they become costly delays.
What types of exposure monitoring do you perform?
TES performs exposure monitoring for a wide variety of workplace hazards across industrial, commercial, and healthcare environments. Depending on your operations, our monitoring programs may evaluate employee exposure to benzene, volatile organic compounds, respirable crystalline silica, asbestos, welding fumes, metals, lead, formaldehyde, isocyanates, carbon monoxide, oxygen deficiency, mold, indoor air contaminants, heat stress, and occupational noise. Each monitoring strategy is customized to the specific tasks employees perform, ensuring the collected data accurately reflects real workplace conditions.
Does TES perform respirator fit testing?
Yes. TES provides both qualitative and quantitative respirator fit testing as part of comprehensive respiratory protection programs. In addition to fit testing, we assist organizations with respirator selection, respiratory protection program evaluations, employee training, medical surveillance coordination, and cartridge change-out recommendations. Our goal is to ensure employees receive respiratory protection that is both compliant with OSHA requirements and appropriate for the hazards they encounter.
Can TES investigate indoor air quality complaints?
Yes. TES performs Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) investigations for offices, hospitals, schools, industrial facilities, and commercial buildings experiencing concerns related to air quality, occupant comfort, or potential mold growth. Our investigations may include ventilation evaluations, temperature and humidity assessments, moisture mapping, mold assessments, particulate monitoring, carbon dioxide monitoring, HVAC evaluations, and interviews with building occupants. We use the findings to identify contributing factors and provide practical recommendations for improving indoor environmental quality.
What areas around Houston does TES serve?
TES provides Industrial Hygiene, Safety, and Environmental consulting services throughout the Greater Houston region, including Pasadena, Baytown, Deer Park, La Porte, Channelview, Texas City, Freeport, Beaumont, Port Arthur, The Woodlands, Conroe, Katy, Pearland, League City, Sugar Land, and Galveston. We also support organizations across Texas and nationwide, making TES an ideal partner for companies managing multiple facilities or projects across several locations.